A huge PIC bid of more than 30 positions across multiple fleets just dropped. This is a shuffle some of us predicted would come after the company figured out how many were taking the signing bonus parting gift and 12 months of “free” healthcare to practice retirement for a year before actually pulling the plug. There were four of those just in my small fleet of fewer than 90 pilots.
The picture will be further clarified when the dust settles from the numbers that take the newly available 8-6 schedule starting in June.
Once those staffing questions are answered, they’ll decide whether they need more bodies. Might actually see a tiny bit of hiring before the end of the year if the collapse of Covid cases continues and international travel starts to improve this sumner.